Emergency summit called after multiple horse deaths at Churchill Downs

Seven horses died from training or racing injuries at Churchill Downs leading up to the 149th Kentucky Derby on May 6, including two on the undercard.

Josef Newgarden wins Indianapolis 500 in dramatic finish

Josef Newgarden finally captured his long-awaited Indianapolis 500 and gave team owner Roger Penske his first win since buying Indianapolis Motor Speedway,

2 more horses die at Churchill Downs; total stands at 12 at home of Kentucky Derby

Mare Kimberley Dream was euthanized after sustaining a distal sesamodean ligament rupture to her front leg during Saturday’s first race. Lost in Limbo was euthanized following a similar injury just before the finish line in Friday’s seventh race.

Faedo fans a career-best 10, helping Tigers to a 7-2 win over White Sox

Alex Faedo struck out a career-high 10 batters in six innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Thursday night.

Short hits pinch-hit, 3-run homer, Tigers beat Royals 6-4

Riley Greene also homered, doubled and scored twice for the Tigers in the game that was delayed 29 minutes by rain.

Royals snap 4-game skid with 4-1 win over Tigers

Maikel Garcia had three hits, an RBI and a run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Brooks Koepka delivers another major performance to win PGA

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — All those injuries that made Brooks Koepka wonder if he was still among golf’s elite were put to rest Sunday at Oak Hill when he beat the strongest field of the year and won the PGA Championship for his fifth major title.

Adams has career-high 4 hits, Nationals beat Tigers 6-4

Riley Adams had a career-high four hits and finished a triple short of the cycle as the Washington Nationals tied their season high with 18 hits in a 6-4 win over the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Sunday.

El Salvador stampede: 12 dead after soccer stadium crush

Twelve people died Saturday and dozens more were injured when fans pushed through one of the entrance gates at Monumental stadium.

Bob Baffert’s National Treasure wins Preakness, hours after another of his horses was euthanized

Bob Baffert choked back tears and his voice cracked while trying to juggle the feelings of one of his horses winning the Preakness Stakes and another being euthanized on the same track.

Corbin wins consecutive starts, Nationals beat Tigers 5-2, stop 4-game skid

Patrick Corbin won consecutive starts for the first time since last summer and Lane Thomas had a go-ahead, two-run single in the fifth inning that led the Washington Nationals over the Detroit Tigers 5-2 Saturday and stopped a four-game losing streak.